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URHOBO’S ₦100BN GAS PARK: The Qestions Omo-Agege Must Answer

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By Ufuoma Egbe     There comes a point when political leaders must stop issuing evasive explanations and answer the difficult questions. For Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, that point is now. The controversy surrounding the proposed ₦100 billion Industrial Gas Park raises a fundamental question: was the project located based on technical and economic considerations, or on political interests to concentrate development around his community? That question goes to the heart of the crisis confronting the Urhobo Nation today. If the project is now stalled or at risk because the wrong…

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Dafinone: Urhobo Interest Must Be Protected In Gas Park Project

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Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Ede Dafinone, has said his position on the proposed Industrial Gas Park at Sanubi-Orogun, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, remains clear, insisting that the economic interests of the Urhobo people must be protected. Dafinone, who is Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Content, said he had never supported, and would not support, any move capable of depriving Urhobo Nation of the benefits associated with the strategic investment. The Senator stated this in a statement issued in reaction to what…

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Breaking: Police Arrest 36-Year-old Woman Over Alleged child Pornography In Anambra, Rescue 4 Children

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The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old woman, identified as Anulika Onyeanusia, over alleged child pornography and sexual abuse of a minor in Onitsha, the state. The arrest followed intelligence received by the Command on Wednesday, September 10, 2026, regarding a trending video purportedly showing a woman allegedly using sex toys on a minor. Following the information, police operatives swung into action and arrested the suspect in connection with the alleged offence. Four children, aged two, three, six and nine years, were also rescued during the operation, while…

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Anambra CP Nnanna Oji Ama Commends Security Personnel After First Lady’s Visit

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The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, psc, mnips, has commended officers and men of the Command and personnel of sister security agencies for their professionalism and effective coordination during the visit of the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, to the state. The First Lady visited Anambra on Thursday, September 10, 2026, with the police commissioner describing the peaceful and successful outcome of the engagement as a product of deliberate inter-agency collaboration and effective security planning. CP Nnanna Oji Ama, in a statement…

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MANROY, TANTITA Donate 18-Seater Bus To NUJ Warri Chapel

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MANROY Global Services Limited, in partnership with TANTITA Security Services Nigeria Limited, has donated a brand-new 18-seater bus to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Warri Correspondents’ Chapel, to enhance the mobility and operational activities of journalists in the area. The presentation of the vehicle took place at the MANROY office along the DSC Expressway, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, in the presence of the Ovie of Great Idjerhe Kingdom, HRM King Monday Obukohwo Whiskey, PhD, a veteran in the media industry. Speaking during the ceremony, Managing Director…

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Is Building Delta State A Crime? Examining The Record of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori

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By Zik Gbemre   The criticism aimed at Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s developmental projects is totally unjustified, biased, and politically driven. The question every well-meaning Deltan should ask is simple: Since when did heavy investment in total state transformation become a crime?   If previous governors had consistently done their part and built lasting infrastructure during their tenures, Delta State would be much further ahead today. Governor Oborevwori is stepping up to address decades of accumulated deficits.   Governors come and go, but the evidence shows that since taking office in…

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Ijaw Activist Hails Tantita For Enhancing Pipeline Security, Creating Over 200,000 Jobs In Niger Delta

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By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa   Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, TSSNL, has been credited with stabilizing oil and gas infrastructure in the Niger Delta, creating over 200,000 jobs, and supporting a rise in national crude oil production to 1.8 million barrels per day. A US-Based Ijaw Activist, Mr. Kabowei Akamande disclosed this at a conference on “Sustaining the Vision and Izon Development Agenda of High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo for Future Generations” organized by Save the Niger Delta Group in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Akamande, who doubles as a laboratory quality…

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Police Recover Fabricated Beretta, Live Ammunition From Suspected Motorcycle Snatchers In Nnewi

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Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have recovered a fabricated Beretta pistol and one live round of ammunition from suspected motorcycle snatchers in Nnewi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state. The recovery, according to the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, followed a routine patrol by operatives attached to the Nnewi Central Police Station on Thursday, September 3, 2026. Ikenga, in a statement issued in Awka, said the police team was on patrol along Ukpor Road, Umudim, Nnewi, when it sighted two men…

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Understanding local culture key to effective policing — Anambra CP

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The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, has stressed the need for security personnel to understand and respect the culture, traditions and values of the people for effective and people-centred policing. Oji Ama made the assertion yesterday when the Commissioner for Information and Value Reorientation, Dr Law Mefor, and the Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Mr Udoji Amedu, paid a courtesy visit to the Command Headquarters in Awka. The Police boss said effective policing transcends law enforcement, noting that a proper understanding of the cultural…

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Pondi Petitions Meta Over ‘Fake’ Facebook Page, Denies 2031 Delta Governorship Campaign

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High Chief Kestin Ebimorbowei Pondi has petitioned Meta, the parent company of Facebook, over an alleged unauthorised Facebook page using his name, photographs and identity to promote a purported 2031 governorship campaign in Delta State. Pondi, who owns the verified Facebook page, “Kestin Pondi,” described the page, “Chief KestinPondi Fan Page,” as unauthorised and operated without his knowledge, consent or approval. In a formal complaint to Facebook/Meta Support, Pondi said he had never authorised the administrators of the disputed page to use his name, photographs, image, identity or personal brand.…

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